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Pest Control Corner - March 2019

Welcome to the Pest Control Corner e-newsletter for Green Shield Certified Members!Every month, we send you news on pest control research and technology, industry updatesand green pest management tips. Have any news of your own you'd like to share with otherGreen Shield members? Feel free to send your information or updates toinfo@greenshieldcertified.org.

The Most TroublesomeHousehold Pests in EachState

Organic Lesson published a new study thatfound the most troublesome householdpests in 2018 were flies, ants andmosquitoes. The study analyzed Googlesearches containing DIY pest controlkeywords such as "bed bug remedies" and"how to get rid of fruit flies." See the fullstudy here: The Most TroublesomeHousehold Pests in Each State (2018).

What are the most troublesome pests inthe households you service?

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A New Kind of MosquitoRepellent

New research from the University ofWisconsin-Madison describes the firstmosquito-repelling compounds to bederived from the bacterium, Xenorhabdusbudapestensis.

Read more about the groundbreakingresearch here: A new kind of mosquitorepellent that comes from bacteria.

The Future of GreenCleaning

Green cleaning is often intertwined withgreen pest management. So what is nextfor the green cleaning industry? A newarticle from Environmental Protectionexplores the future of the green cleaningindustry. Read the full article here: GreenCleaning: Where We've Been and What'sNext.

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Using Limited ResidentPrep for Beg BugTreatment

A new webinar from the Healthy HomesTraining Center challenges the traditionalthought that extensive preparation isnecessary to control bed bugs within ahome. The free, one-hour webinar washeld on January 29th and can be viewedanytime online here: Healthy HousingSolutions.

Pest Control Corner Calendar

March 7, 2019 Rodents I - Behavior and Tracking EPA Webinar March 11-12, 2019 IPM in Museums and Historic Houses Workshop, Westfield, IN

March 11-14, 2019 Western Society of Weed Science Annual Meeting March 12-14, 2019 West Coast Rodent Academy

March 19, 2019 Anaheim Workshop Vertebrate Pest Council Seminar March 19-21, 2019 11th Annual New Orleans Termite Academy

March 22, 2019 Termites of the World: Identification Workshop March 20, 2019 UC-Riverside Urban Pest Management Conference

March 21, 2019 Oxnard Workshop Vertebrate Pest Council Seminar March 26-28, 2019 Spring Rodent Academy

March 27, 2019 SenesTech Webinar Fertility Control in Rats March 28, 2019 Rodents II - Prevention and Control EPA Webinar

March 31-April 3, 2019 Entomological Society of America Pacific Branch Meeting April 5, 2019 All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar Series: SSSSnakes, Identification and

Environmental Importance April 17, 2019 PCT Public Health Virtual Conference

May 3, 2019 All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar Series: Ins and Outs of Termite Treatments May 21-23, 2019 International Conference on IPM for Cultural Heritage in Stockholm

June 7, 2019 All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar Series: Batty for Bats! June 11-12, 2019 Collins 2019 IPM for Food Plant Seminar, Hershey, PA

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